31 July 2016

For this outfit, my inspiration was Oriental elegance, and I
wanted to capture the opulence of the East. I love elaborate embroidery, detailed
prints, and jewel tones. It’s a look I’ve always been drawn to, and luckily this
Eastern-influenced style has been appearing on the high street a lot this
season. To capture this style, I wore my embroidered silk bolero in midnight
blue which I’ve had for a really long time, and teamed it with a printed top
which also has an Oriental-inspired floral and bird print, and blue jeans. I
completed the look with copper-toned ballet pumps, and my swan bag which you’ve
surely seen lots of times on the blog already! It’s hard to give up old
favourites isn’t it? I had another giant bag with me too, which is mostly out
of sight, but quite fittingly it also had a colourful geisha doll print on it.

I kept my make-up quite simple, with the main focus on defining my eyes with
winged eyeliner, and had my hair straight, as always. It’s gotten really long
now and I should really visit the hairdresser, but letting someone else handle
my unruly hair is virtually a phobia of mine!

Anyway, I hope you like my outfit. Do you adore
Eastern-inspired opulence as much as I do? Is it a look you’ve already
embraced, or would you like to give it a try? Do let me know in the comments
below! Thank you for dropping by! x

18 July 2016

For this outfit which I’m really happy to share with you, I
donned a multi-coloured floral lace top with shades of blue and turquoise, with
indigo jeans and a structured black blazer with ruched shoulders. If you've been following my blog for a while, you may recall the floral lace top from an earlier post, where it was styled to create an edgy, Oriental-inspired look (Orient Express (Part 1) - Summer Solstice). That was one of my all-time favourite looks, so do check it out if you can! For this outfit, my inspiration was 'strictly business (with a little play)'. I completed
the look by adding an oversized butterfly brooch encrusted with blue crystals, and
gypsy-style chandelier earrings with similar blue tones.

So far July has been a really eventful month, with both
setbacks to overcome, and some positive developments as well. A recent highlight for me was meeting up with
my former school classmates one evening, for a long-awaited class reunion. Our
reunion took place on a Saturday night at a Chinese restaurant near to my old
school! There were six of us in total, some of whom I hadn’t seen in many years!
It felt natural and easy to talk to everyone and it felt like I’d been
transported back in time, to my awkward teenage phase, which lasted at least
seven years, so technically counts as an era rather than a phase, or possibly even
an epoque! The next day, I visited a new friend at her home and we had a nice
refined teatime, complete with tasty snacks and genteel gossip! It was so
refreshing to be a social butterfly for the weekend, and connect with old and
new friends. It’s something I don’t get to do very often, but with my newfound
positivity, I’m hopeful that will change soon.

Now back to the fashion! Well I wore this ensemble in the
spirit of being fabulous, even though it was purely for the purpose of taking
outfit photos, rather than going somewhere in particular. The pieces I’m
wearing are from past seasons, but I’ve included links at the end of this post
for recreating a similar look! I hope you like it! Let
me know in the comments below! x